I have several Venture jackets. I was in one out in the ocean off the coast of NH yesterday- 45F at the start, with an added bite from the boat moving over cold ocean water, the Venture kept the spray from saturating me.. It's a very good combination of light weight, flexibility, while providing water and wind resistance. Use in combination with a light fleece jacket, one can manage 3/4 of the foul weather that we encounter in New England, from hiking the damp Presidentials, to kayaking the harbors, to fishing off the coast. I find it to be a great jacket to carry and have on hand while traveling as well.

Was looking for a light fleece jacket to use with the North Face Venture jacket, after finding that the NF Denali was just too heavy, and the NF Windwall too warm. After looking at a number of commercial offerings, I pick this Khumbu. It a bit leaner and lighter, so it matches my intended use pretty well- 45F-55F, under a Venture jacket, with wind and rain. By it itself, it is a rather nice jacket for outdoor activities at 50F.

Not only do I use them as a base layer for cool season outdoor activities, but I use them as dress shirts with a black sport coat when traveling. A quick wash in a hotel sink followed by a night on a hanger and they are good to go! Coupled with a The North Face Venture jacket and perhaps a Capilene 2 second layer, I can span most weather conditions around the globe, including above tree line and open ocean activities, when traveling and an opportunity to explore presents itself.

Unless downhill skiing in very cold conditions, this is my main foul weather jacket year round, on land or water, and I live on the coast in New England! I've also found them to be broadly useful, with layering, when traveling.